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- CORN HARVESTING MACHINE.

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of the stalks to a condition suitable forfod- "der is combined with the reliminary steps of gathering, snapping an husking.

The paramount Ob eots of the improvements which form the subject matter of this application are :-to provide an appliance of the character stated combining in one a'p paratus suitable mechanism cooperating to accomplish dependently and in sequencethe various steps required in the harvesting of corn,-thus producing an implement that will complete the harvesting process during a single operation or journey of the appliance"; to furnish from a singlesource adequate .force for traction and also for the opera'ition of the machine, and to supply an abundance of power for the mechanical movements from a source other than, that derived from the traction wheels, thus avoiding the limitations and disadvantages of thelatter method; to'supply an. appara-- tus that will have unusualcapacity, by opp crating upon a number of corn rows at once, i

thus cutting a wide -swath as the machine moves across the field, and resulting in a great economy both of time and labor, and as such an apparatus will necessarily have unusual dimensions, provision is made for reclucing the lateral extensionof the gathering frames and. attached members, by suitable mechanical contrivances for folding and elevating 'variofis members, thus economizing space'to'sueh an extent that the entire apparatus will pass easily through ordinary gate- -ways1while being transported fromone field to another.

Another important object of the inventionis to furnish in acorn hail-resting machine efiicient appliances, comprising coact- 'ing elevating and: conveying mechanisms,

for gleaming the brokenor downcorn stalks and ears which may haveescaped the ma n gathering devices. v

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 14, 1998. Serial No. 448,618.

' Patented une 9, 191 1..

g I accomplish the above and other results of m nor mportance by the employment of the'a paratus illustrated in the accompany- 1 'ing rawings forming a part of ,thisapplicat on, the general features compris n ,a series of gathering frames, stalk sever ng devices, gleaiiing. 'mechanism cooperating therewith, snapping rolls for separating the ear corn from the stalks, shredding and baling mechanism, a traction engine for hauling the appliance and supplying the needed power for the mechanical movements, in-

cluding the necessary conveyers and 'elevators, and suitable supporting wheels some of which are of the caster type, and. mounting these wheels in a s .ecial manner.

Such of the details of the apparatus as it will be necessary to describe to give aclear understanding of the functions and voperation ofthe machine as a' whole are 'fully illustrated in the following views.

7'5 Figurel is a top plan view of the entire apparatus w th 'theexception of the trac tion engine, showing the manner of attachi,

ing wagons for the .i-e'ception of thehar vested crop, a portion of the baling apparatus being broken away; F 1g. 2 1s aside ele VRUOH of the entire apparatus except the traction engine, in POSIt lGII .for transpoitation, the gathering, severing,'and gleaning sections having been'placed in their condensed or folded-positions and temporarily attached to the rear of the baling section;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofthe entire appa-. 'ratus, including'the tltLCtlOItSGClllOIi or unit;

Fig. 4 isa side elevation, enlarged, of the stalk gathering section,.in cluding the gleaning devices and" stalkelevator; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the upper end of the stalk elevator showing connected therewith 'tlieend of the vibrating hopper and feeding apron;- Fig: 6 is a front elevation of the gathering section and attached stalk elevatoryFigI? is a fragm'ei'itary view of the main clutch; Fig. 8 is a sectional view, on-

larged, on theline S-8 of Fig. 1, with the shredder section removed Fig. -9 .is an end elevationof the stalk elevating mechanism showing a portion of one of the gathering frames; Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the stalk distributing vibrating hopper, with a portion of one side broken away; Fig. ll is a sectional view on the line 11,--11 of Fi 10; Fig. 12 is a top plan view of the stat gitudinal section'on the line -1616of Fig. '14; Fig. 17 is a sectional view on the line '10 elevator, showing a portion of the gathering frame adjacent thereto; Fig. 13 is a side'ele- 'vation of one of the caster wheels and bearing; Fig. 14 is a fragmentary view showing the gleaning appliances in end eleva-.

tion; Fig. 15 is a longitudinal section on the line 15-15 of Fig. 14; Fig. 16 is a lon- 1717 of Fig. 16; Fig. '18 is a transverse section-on the line 18 -18 of Fig. 15; Fig. 19 is a side view of thecam for operating the .rake bars of the large rake cylinder; Fig.-

20 is a 'side'elevation of the shredding and baling sections, with the side casing removed; 'Fi .-21; is a front elevation of the shredder;

n ig. 22 is a sectional'view on the line '22 22 of Fig. 20; Figs. 23 and 24' are, respectively, side and planviews 'of the telescoping driving shaft and flexiblegearingconnecting the 'motor'with the harvester;

I Figs. 25 and 26 are a side elevation and loni gitudinal' section, respectively, of the tele-' scoping shaft, between the shredder and gathere'r, and Fig. 27 is a sectional view on the line 27-27 of Fig. 23.

, -Referring to' the details of the'drawin g, It

will first describe that section of the apparatus devoted tothe gathering and severing.

of the stalks. and including-the conveying of. the gathered stalks to the succeeding "section .in which the harvesting process is carried one. step 'farther. The section now j to be 'considered willjbef hereinafter desigcomprises a main frame consisting of-a series of horizontally disposed frame p1atesl30. securely connected andsupported by paral--.

nated in its entirety-as. the gatherer, and

' lel bridge" members 31, 32, 33 arranged trans versely to the said frame plates, subsidiaryframe' plates 34 being superposed above the' main plates'30 and inclined so that the forward ends of the plates meet in front and are pointed in the manner shown;

plates thus joined are arranged with a suit-' able interval between them, forming throats 35, the plates being of proper width so I that these throats correspond with the rows ofcorn as planted in the field. Upon each of these divisions is erected a gathering frame 36 for su'pporting'the gathering devices, which consist. for the most part of endless chainsor bands arranged groups upon opposite sides offthe throats 35. The girders 31 are short beams extending the width of the plates 30, 34,whi le the girders,

32, 33 extend entirely across the machine. Between the members 31 and 32 and parallel therewith is arranged-a main drive shaft" 37. Arranged uponopposite sides of each throat is an endless gathering chain 38,

carrying spaced teeth-39 which project into the throat 35. This chain 1s operated through the medium of a sprocket mounted on an inclined shaft .40 actuated by a miter therebyv gear 41, which meshes with a similar gear on the drive shaft 37.. Thev upper end of the shaft 40 carries a sprocket which drives an upper gathering chain 42, also having teeth 39 projecting into the throat 35 The rear endof-the lower gathering chain 38 drives a rear inclined shaft 43, :the upper '--end'mounting asprocket to drive a rear chain 44, which is. inclined downward, and this also has teeth pr jecting into the .space or throat-35. A summit or median chain 45 is arranged in each middle "line between the throatsor stalk passages 35 and has vertically projecting teeth=n39. This chain 45 is drivenby a sha 46 operatively connected by suitable gearing with the drive shaft 37.' "The "inclined shafts 4D- and '43 are jointed. at 48 to pern'iit themto change serrateddi'sks or saws, placed horizontally and havingthe serrations suitably. sharpened} These disks are mountedon short studs onshafts 50- whichfare jouinaledin the frame plates 30 and derive their movegears 51.

-ment. from the drive-" Shaftigl' through 5 All the'gather'ing chainsshove-described aregeared sothat their-teeth 39, projecting into the passages. or threats 35 will move toward the rear, and theffuncti'on of the} chains 38, 42 and 45 are toseize the standing down by theon w'ard movement of the .ma-

: stalks a'nd prevent thni from being jborne f chine before they'are severed by the saws'49, f

and after being,cutthey;arc caught bythe teeth of th g;- h i L g nd; carried to a j horizontal position 'upona carrieror con-1 veyer, designated as an entirety ,by 51t, with the tops of the stalks pointing to the rear. I I

The saidv carrier or corivnyer Com-prises travel of the machine as a Whole. ,They are parallel chains 52 spaced apart aisuitabledistance and running-transversely to the [1'15 connected-f by spacedbars 53, having projecting'pins54. These carrier-chain's 152 engage sprockets on he ends of shafts. 55, 56.

The shafts.55 lie in a horizontal planeand are j ournaled in the frame members-or gird e'rs 32, 33, wh ile the shafts 56 are'journaled in an inclined i frame 57, so that the chains 52 where they pass over this portionof the. apparatus, are also inc'linedlto. form; an' elevator 58 by means of which the stalks which are caught by the pins'54 .will be carried to a point above the operating deck of the next,-

or shredding section, hereinafter described.

As the stalks are carri'erdalong upon the chains the tops "will project more 'or'less beyond the rear chain while the butt ends will 'naturallyliemore, evenly than the tips: As theelevatorframe rises at a sharp inclination, it will be neoessary'to rovide a tender to preventi'the corn from ecoming disengaged from the grip of the pins 1 at the beginning of the ascent, which would result in an accumulation at the foot of the incl-ine and :soon clog the moving parts. To j overcome this an auxiliary frame 59 is superi posed above the frame 57, and upon this is f mounted an endless apronor conveyer desig- I natedas an entirety by 60 and constructed in the same mannerasthe horizontal conveyer 51?, comprising the side chains 61, run ning over sprockets fmounted on shafts 62,

' .journaled in the frame 59, and connected cross pieces or bars 53, furnishedawith pins 54. The frame.59 of the. upper. elevator is supported upon the lower, frame 57 by hangers or brackets 63, 64,- consisting of rigid plates having their ends bent downreceive'the ends of a yoke 68 secured to the and elevator, longitudinal bars or rods'l'l upper frame.

to clog when the stalks are fed -too fast.- In order to prevent the corn stalks from falling-between the cross bars of the carrier are arranged-immediately above the lower carrier, .the pins 54 being long enough toreach above these rods and catch the stalks so as to carry them along. 4 p

In the harvesting of Indian corn a considerable percentage of the stalks will be missed by-the gathering devices as they are usually constructed. This happens either because thestalks are broken off so as to'lie prone upon the. ground, or are bent so-low as to escape the rakes,- chains, or other devices employed. For the purpose of preventing the loss which wou ld otherwise ooour fromthis down conditioh of the crop, I

provide gleaming appliances, which travel inthe wake of the gathering frames and de-' vices hereinbefore described; These ap- 'plia-nce s are mounted upon an auxiliary rec,

tangular frame 72 extending entirely across the rear .of the gatherer, the side members of the frame being pivotallyconnected to a countershaft hereinafter described, while To the middle of. the said yoke is fixed a pin 69 projecting through the bracket or hangerfti l, and embracing this pin, is a coiled spring 70, which tends to keep the upper frame in proximity to the lower, but will yield sufficiently to relieve any-tendency in the rear it is supported by removable caster wheels 73, journaled at 74 in beams 75, which project rearwardly. Within this frame are mounted two cylinders of differ ent diameters, and extending entirely across the path 0. the gathering frames. The forward cylinder, designated as an entirety by 76, will be hereinafter termed the small rake cylinder, and comprises a shell 77 having end plates or heads 78 furnished ,with radial slots 78 and to these plates 'are-concentri cally mounted gudgeons 79, 'journal'ed in hangers 80, pendent from the side members of the said frame 72. One of these gadgeonscarries a small sprocket Wheel 81,

upon the projecting end. To the inner surface of each cylinder head 7.8 is secured .a'

wheel 82 having radiatingarms or spokes .83, extending to withina short distance of the shell. The ends of the spokesare pro- -vided witlrlongitudinal slots 84, and in the bottoms of the slots the spokes are bored axially to receive slidable rods 85 which extend beyond the ends of the spokes and terminatc in eyes orcollars 86, in which are journaied round bars 87, extending between the spoked wheels in the opposite ends of the cylinder. The said bars are normally held against the inner face oftho cylindrical shell by coiled springs 85, embracing the project ing portions of the rods. -Upon the long1- tudinal bars 87 are. fixed at spaced intervals curvedrake teeth 88 which project through l slots 89 in the shell 77 and are formed with .knife edges. The 'endso'f these bars project through the radial slots 78 in the cylinder ends and upon their extremities are fixed operating lugs or fingers 90. Upon the inner face of the hangers 80, at each end of the rake cylinder, are fixed semi-circular cam plates 91, with which the said fingers 90 engage during one half the revolution of the cylinder, and throughout this period the rake teeth are held rigidly in operative position, projecting radially from the lower portion of the cylinder, as shown" in Figs.

14, 16 and 17. As soon as the fingers 90 leave the periphery of the cam 91, the weight of the teeth will cause the rods to turn in the eyes 86, and the teeth will take the position shown in the upper half ofthe circum ference of the cylinder in the figures cited.

v.The cylinder is revolved in its bearings by chains 92 from a counter shaft ,93, driven from the main shaft 37 by a link shaft 94;.

ban-s92 having teeth 39 whichcooperate The chains 92 are connected by transverse N p with the rake teeth 88, to seizeand transfer the stalks, after the said teeth 88 have been retracted, to the conveyor 51 Inthe rear of the said small rake cylinder is located a larger rake cylinder, designated. as :an entirety by :95, and journaled in .thc frame 72 I by gudgeons 96 fixed to the centers of the end plates orheads 97. =These platesare provided with radial slots 98, through which project the ends of'squared bars or rake members 99, furnished with'ispac'ed teeth 100, consisting of spring rods onhea'vy wires inserted-into one'side of the' bar, each-tooth thus projecting the teeth through holesl'03 in the cylinder shell-,and approach 'the axis when traveling the upper portion 'of the path, thereby retracting-the teeth entirely Within the said shell. .This largerakefcyl inder ordrum is'dr'iven from the sprocket-- wheel 81 of the small cylinder, by a chin'104,

which operates a pinion 105,51heshin'g with a larger I Ig'ear 106' carriedon one of the 'cy l-. inder 'gu ed by a chain 108 to gears109, thus driving astalk beater 110 mounted upon the frame 72 proximity to the large. cylinder, as shown in Figs. 1 and 8. Extended above the smallercylinders is an apron 111, furnished with slots 111%, to permit the free passageof the. rake teeth and in front of this apron andparallel with the conveyer 51 is a stalk chain 112 forming an auxiliary 'conveyer driven by gearing 113 from the counter shaft 93. The office of this auxiliary chain conveyer'is to support and-carry toward the elevator the top ends of 'stalks'of excessive iength, which might otherwise interfere with I he proper delivery upon the conveyer 51 of the stalks-brought from the rake cylinders.

Beneath the rear portion of the frame plates 30 and extending the width ,of the frame is hung-a land roller 114 pivotally suspended at each end-by links 115 andyieldingly held in. a vertical position by coiled springs .116, The function of this roller is tolevel to the ground everything left by the gathering frames, breaking down the bent stalks, to be subsequently picked up by the rake cylinders.

The stalkssevered by the cutters 49 and thrown upon the conveyer 51 together with the gleanin'gs from the rake cylinders are all carried up by the elevator-58 previously described, and upon reaching the upper-end Y are dumped intoan oscillating hopper 117 suspended to the frame 57 by hangers 118, pivoted to swing on the' upper transverse shaft 56. This hopper is'composed'ofside.

plates 119,120, connected at the front end by a cross piece 121, thus-leaving the rear end open'to permit thepassage of the stalks which are usually of greater length than geons I96. Upon. the extremity of the same bearing is a sprocket 107, connect-- the width of the carrier, 1 Upon the outside of the rearpIat e 120 is-a rod 122,"adjustable alsoiadjustable and extending through ver t1cal'slots l25 in thes'aid plate120. fBy ad-' justin'g the said armsu'pon. the rod and the latter in. its-bear1ngs,"'the capacity ofpthe hoppermay be'vari'ed as required. j Provision is made-for insuring'a positive. and 1iniform feed through the hopper by a vertically ldispos'ed conveyer belt 126 mountedinthe front end" of the hopper and driven by gears 127 and chain'l28'fromthe' shaft 56.- Upon ,theside .of the upper'elevator frame 5.9, op-' posite to, the "said hopper-is journaledIacrank gear' 129, driven fromthe upper shaft I 62 by gearing 130, and-'connectedto the :2

hopper by 'aicrank rod 131.

The-frame "members '32 and33. project '1 '85 beneath the elevator frames, as stated and in bearings 123, and'having curved arms 124 are'provided with hooks 132 adaptedtoreprises the shredding and allied mechanisms,

'in'ovably engage suitable sockets in projec tionshereinafter described extending {fr-omithe frame of 'thenext sect-ion, which ,coml-l which willnow be -described,'andhereinafter, i designated in its entirety as the shredder? j 4] This .se'ctionfcom risesa truck frame 133 mounted on whee s 1'34 placedne'arthe fon1-., ward end, the rear portio'nl35 of the frame;

constituting the foundation or frame forfa;- I third section of the apparatus comprisingbaling mechanism, this end. of the frame being supported upon ground'wheels 136;

Since the shredding fland' baling mecha-= nisms which I employ are, in the main,

those made use of in prevalent machines of a similar character, and well understood by;

those skilled in the art, the'devices and con struetion' will be described in a generaljway only, thus avoiding unnecessary matterwhich would needlessly cumber the description; the novel-or unusual features, how- If ever, wherever they; oceur, beingtreated more at length and in-c' sufficient detail to render them clear.

stalks are evenly delivered throughthe actionof the oscillatinghopper 117, stalkguiding rods 138 being superposed to distribute the stalks for proper presentation to snapping rollers 139, which remove the ears 120 from the stalks, the latter being carried for- Within thenpper partof the shredder 5 frame is'ari'anged an automatic feeder com- I prising .a conveyer 137, upon which the I ward t'o th e-shreddingcylinder 140, and the ears falling upon husking rollers 141, a short transverse ear conveyer 142 conducting the ears-to a" long-ear conveyer or elevator 143 frofn'which they fall-into a corn wagon '144, attached to a draw-bar 145 extending laterally from the shredder frame. .This draw bar is furnished with a joint 146 to permit the bar to be folded out of the way when not in use. Below theshredding cylinder is placed a series of separating pans 14:7, and

- arranged to receive the shredded fodder "therefrom' is a transverse'conveyer 1 18,

which deposits its load upon a movable conveyerrMS" pivoted tothe shredder frame .and extending to some point above a fodder wagon 150, hitched to the-draw bar-145 outsidepf the m wagon-144. "The con veyer 148 is operated from the inclined shaft 204 (Fig: 21') through the medium of adouble" bevel gear 149,- the 'shaft'of said gear :torming'whe pivot uponwhich the conveyor may be swung 'to the-position shown in Fig. 1."Incase it is desired to dispense with this method of'disposing'oi" the'fodder and substitute therefor the baling process," the said conveyor 148? may be swung upon its hinge or pivot to a position alongside' -theshredder so that it will carry is ahusk conveyer rake'151, comprising-anendless belt 7. provided with rake-teeth, the

f husks being delivered therefrom u ,on ,a vibrating ieve'152,which' separates t e shelled corn'from 'the husks, the latter being then deposited upon the said transverse conveyer 30 stalks. As the shelled corn falls from the 148, where they are mixed (with the shredded corn sieve152, it is subjected to a blast of air from a fanning mill 153, until it reaches an inclined oscillating frame 154 supplied with stepsor riflles 15 1.

ries it.to the side of the shreclderto be received by an. endless apron 155 which 'c'mpties'into the ear elevator 143, and thus reaches the wagon with theear corn. 1

When the fodder is to bebaled, the conveyer 118 is swung alongside the shredder,

as hereinbefore described, anda suitable bale truck 157 is attached in the rear of the frame portion 135, as seen in'Fig. 3,its tongue 158 having its end secured beneath the frame of the baling apparatus; The latter comprises the usual baling chamber 159 -in which is arranged a plunger 160 o erated by a crank shaft 161, driven by ellipt cal gears 162. An automatic feeder fork 163 cooperates there with, and a fodder beater 164=is arranged between the fodder conveyer and the ballng chambenso that all the fodder may be sub ject to its action before being eposited within said chamber which is accomplished automaticall in the usual manner. The purpose of t esaid beater is to, prevent the fodder from clogging in the conveyor. No "detailed description of its construction is given since such devices are in common use .and their mechanisinwcll understood by those skilled in the art. To the rear of the 7 Below 'this' 'ritl'le frame is a transverse conv'ey'er' 155 of spiral frame135 is pivoted a bale conveyer I165 jointed so as to permit of its beingfolded to the position shown in Fig. 20 when not in use. The operative position is'seen in Fig. 7

3, the conveyor bein extended to a horizontal position with t 1e end supported upon thebale truck 157, a completed bale of fodder 165 being shown-thereon.

To provide adequate powerfor operating the various mechanical movements and to furnish traction,I supply a motor in the form of a tractidn engine 166 which is attached to the front of the shredder by a draft bar or tongue 167 attached to the engine'frame at167. The motor 168 trans inits power, through a train of gears 169 to the traction wheels 170 and-also to an incline'd shaft. 171. Upon rthisshaft' is arranged a clutch172 operated by a-lever 173,

connected tothe clutch by a link rod174.

Connection is made with the machinery of the harvesting devices by means-of a main flexible drive shaft 175, which extendsbe tween the traction engine and; the shredder, ithe shaft and connecting gearing being shown in detail in Figsz23, 24 and 27. Since there will be more or less relative variation in the level of the units orsections connect:

ed by this shaft, due to inequalities in the ground traveled over as well as irregulari compensating theseuneven movements by ties in the side motion, provision is made for making the shaft 'iILtWO sections, 176, 177,

adapted to telescopeland providingthc opposite endsof theshhft with universal gearing couplings, designate as an entirety -,by 1

throughout. the

The shaft section 176 is squared greater part of its length respondingly square bore,in which the vsection'176has a sliding fit. As the universal couplings 178 are duplicates of each other a description of one will suflice for: both.

Each shaftis'ection is journaled in a'sleevc 180 carrying at one e'nd a fork 18.1, pivoted upon a post 182 by a studpin 183. The said post is swiveled in base 184, formed in sectionsto facilitate assembling, this base having a securingflange 185 for attachment to the sir porting frame. Upon the post immediat'ey. above the base is loosely mounted adoublefacednnitor gear 186, meshing by'its lower face with a pinion 187 the said stud pin 183, and this wheel in turn tion engine receives motion from-the said inclined shaft 171, and the corresponding linksharl't 188 upon the shredder drives a line shaft 191, arrangml alon on gtheJ-end'of a link shaft 188. vThe upper face-of said miter gear meshes with a larger, miterwheel 189 journaled upon one-end. of

one side of the shredder frame, i'rom' \vlilch the ma- 10lity0'l the mechanical movements are ole-'- tained in the three operating sections of the apparatus, namely, the shredder, the gath erer and the baler. The various movable elements of scribed connectedlyand in detail, all derive motion from the line shaft- 37 which is' driven by'a vertical link shaft 192. As the attachment between the gatherer and 'shred der is on the principle of a hinge a flexible coupling is-provided for. the said shaft '37.

'The details of this coupling are fully set forth in Figs. 25 and 26. An extension shaft193, in alinement with the shaft 37, 1S

connected to the vertical linkshaft' 192 by 197, attached to the ends of the shafts 37' and 193 by gilnbal joints constructed in the following manner: The end of each sleeve next toits respective shaft is surrounded by a gimbal ring 198, pivotally'attached to the sleeve by screw bolts 199. The corresponding end of the sleeve is furnished with a slot 200, into which the end of the adjacent shaft extends, a pivot pm 201 connecting the shaft with the sleeve. Removable screw bolts 202 are inserted through each sleeve and the included bar 195. When it' is de sired to convert the device into a telescoping coupling one ,or both of the said bolts are raised to the-position shown at 203 in Fig. 26, when the said rod or bar' will be free to move longitudinally in its socket. The said line shaft 191 extends the entire length of the shredder and is provided at various points with suitable gears which engage link shafts for driving the separate mechanisms.

At the extreme front of the shredder an inclined shaft 204 operates the fodder con- The husk conveyor rake is connected and still-farther to the rear a vertical shaft 206 serves the-fan 153, a chain 207 connecting with the fan shaft to drive'the shaft of the spiral conveyer 155. The upper snapping roller is revolved by a chain 208 from the shredding cylinder shaft,; the gearing 209 operating-the lower roller. At its eX- treme rear end the shaft 191 drives a vertical transmitting shaft 210 which operates the baling mechanism, through a-counter shaft 211 on which is mounted a pinion 212 meshing with a large gear wheel 213 con nected with the elliptical gears previously described. The said counter shaft 211 by means of a link shaft 214 drives the conveyer 142 and in verse shaft 215 from which the inclined husking rollers 141 take their motion through miter gears 216, thesaid transverse shaft also operating the long ear corn conveyer 143. The fodder beater 164 is reached by a link shaft 164 extending from the the gatherer, previously deF,

hooks 13 addition actuates a transtransverseshaft 215 and a chain .164". I The baleca'rrier 165 is operated by a'connecti'ng shaft 165, also getting its motion from the.

transverse shaft 215. i

- The hooks 132 previously described'as attached to the-gatherer frame engage frame plates 217 pro ecting from the side 0f the shredder asv shown'in Figs. 1, 20, 21 and 22.

These hooks areloosely fitted so as to allow I some play and the main frame of the gatherer is thus: hinged to, and partially sup-' ported by, the shredder frame, and the hooks 132 and their attachments constitute the.

traction means whereby the gatherer is drawn across the-field. .The opposite side of the gatherer frameis supported by a caster.

wheel 218, furnished with a journal-stem 219, which projects above its bearing in the frame and is. surmounted by a. grooved pulley 220, over which passes a cable or rope 221 fastened by one end to the frame at 222 and carried over a suitable pulley 223, to change its direction, and attached to a crank shaft or Windlass 224 mounted upon bearings 225 secured'to the frame plates217. A short rope or cable 226 is attached to the crank shaft between said bearings,and the lower end secured to the gatherer frame. In order to reduce the' dimensions of the apparatus 2 I while being transported so as to adapt it to pass readily through ordinary farm gates, provision is made for folding the rake cylinders and frame upon the gatherer, and the latter is then detached from the shredder and hitched to. the rear of'the baler in the manner shown in Fig. 2. Extending en tirel y across the rear of the gatherer frame is a crank shaft-or Windlass 227 and to the ends'of this Windlass are attached ropes or cables 228 which run forward to pulleys 229 on the gathering frame and are then led back to the rear of the rake frame and attached at some point 230. By turning the said windlass the rake frame with its mechanisms can be raised upon its hinged connection with the "counter shaft 93 and laid over against. the

gathering frames. By first disengaging the and turningthe crank shaft or Windlass 24 to wind up the cables 221' and 226, the gatherer frame will be raised tea suitable height to permit the introduction ofthe stems of additional caster wheels into sockets or bearings 231 upon the ends of the girders 32, 33. The casters 73 which support the rear of the rake frame and are made removable, as stated, are utilized for this purpose, and the gatherer frame thus mounted upon the three caster'wheels and supporting the rake frame and appurtenances is attached to the rear of the baler and when in this position the train of sections can be readily transported upon or- 'dinary roadways and pass easily through gates of standard width. It may sometimes be desirable to change the line of travel of 65 :foldablyattached'tosard frame, removable wheels supporting the gleaning mechanism,

and means for attaching additional sup-' porting wheels to the frame.

10; Ina motor harvester, the vcombinapower-from the said'traction engine to the various mechanisms. a f. In a corn h'arvester, the combination 7 with asuitableframe, stalk gathering and severing mechanism carried on said frame, a combined stalk conveyer and elevator, a caster wheel partially supportingthe frame, and means for attaching said frame. to atraetion engine, ofgleaning devices hingedly 10 connected to the said-frame, caster-wheels partially supporting said gleaning devices, and means for transmitting-power frorn'the traction engine to the moving pa s; 5. In a corn harvester, the 'jcombination 5 with a suitable frame, stalk gathering and severing means carried on said frame,---a combined stalk conveyer andelevator, a caster wheel under one. end of the frame, and means for attaching said frame to a 2 motor, of gleaning devices attachedto the frames, removable caster Wheels partially supporting saidgleaning devices, an aux-- iliary conveyer for the stalk tops, and means I for transmitting power-fromthe said motor to the, movable devices-Q vices,"a frame therefor, and means for attaching the frame, to the motor, ofv a caster wheel slidably mounted in saidframe, an-

elevator for the frame, revoluble stalk rakes, a frame therefor, removable caster wheels '75 partially supporting the rakeframe, and means for transmitting power. from the said 'mctor. to the 'mechanisms.

tionwith stalk gathering and severing. de-- "vices, a main frame therefor, and a flexible P connection between the frame and said m0 tor, of an elevator for themain frame, a rake frame hing'edl'y connected to said main frame, revoluble rakes journaled in the rake frame, removable caster wheelspartially suporting said rake frame, astalk conveyer on the rake frame, and operative connectionbetween v the mechanical movements and the -motor. 1 12. In a corn harvester, the combination 1 6. .In a corn harvester, the combination:

with a stalk gathering and severing mechaof stalk gathering and severing devices, a

nism, aconveyer, and a motor,'of gleaming -main frame therefor,' av,caster wheel sliddevices comprising a frame, liollow-cyli'n-jably mounted in the frame, means for ele- 30 ders journaledin the frame,movable' rake vatingthe frame, means for removably atmembers mounted in .the cylinders, caster taching' additional ground wheels, a rake wheels partially supporting said; frame, an frame hingedly attached to the said main means for transmitting potver from themoframe, removable caster wheels partiallytor for supplying the mechanical move supporting the rake frame, and means for 35 ments. V folding the rake frame upon the I main 17. In a corn-harvester, the combination frame. f

with a 'frame,'stalk-gatheringand severing 13. In a corn harvester including amo- I mechanism mounted thereon, 'a conveyer" tor, the. combination of stalk gathering and carried by said frame, and caster wheels severing mechanism a main frame therefor,

4o partially supporting the frame, r means means for elevating the'frame,a'rakeframe for moving the said frame vertically-,gleanhingedly attached to the mainframe, 'a ing devices foldably attached to the frame, hollow apertured cylinderjournaled on said and means for varying the distance between rake frame, a plurality of movable teeth the tr'eadof said caster Wheels, arranged in said cylinder and adapted to '45 8. In corn harvester,-the 'co bination be projected 'throug the apertures, and

with stalk gathering and severing mechameans for foldingthe rake frame upon the nis'm, a frame therefor, a combined conmain frame ve'yer and elevator for stalks carriedby the therefc'ir, arake frame, hingedly attached to the main frame, rotatable rakes carrie -by said rake frame, a stalk beater, a stalk conveyer, ,an a Ton above said stalk con-' 1 veyer, removab e caster wheels partially 130 14. Ina corn harvester including a mo-' frame, an oscillating hopper on the elevator, tor, the'combination of stalk gathering and 50 and a traction mot-or for said harvester, ofsevering mechanism, amain frame therefor, means for removably attaching said fram'e an "elevator ,for the frame, a rake frame to the traction motor, a casterwheel'having hingedly attached to the main frame,ro ta its stem slidably mounted in said frame, table rakesmounted upon the rake frame, a means for elevating said frame',and means a stalk conveyer on the rake frame, remov- 55 for.removably attaching additional ground able caster wheels partially supporting the wheels, to the frame, rakeframe, and means for foldingthe said 9. Ina motor harvester, the combination rake frame upon the main frame. with stalk gathering and severing devices, a 15. In a corn harvester including a tracframe therefor, a conveyer on'fthe frame, tionmotor, the combination of stalk gather- 60 an oscillatinghopper, and a traction motor for theharvester', of means for remdvably attaching said frame tothe motor, a caster wheel slidably mounted in the frame, an elevator for the frame, gleaning mechanism t-ion with-Q stalk gathering and severing de- 70 I 1 1. In a motor harvester, the combina- .ing andsevering mechanism, a main frame 12 

